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Pakistan's ruling coalition has announced that it will be dissolving the government on August 8, 2023. As per local broadcaster, the date for the polling will be announced soon.  The five-year constitutional term of the incumbent National Assembly expires on August 12, but the dissolution of the parliament came four days early. Notably, if the president doesn’t approve the recommendation, the National Assembly stands dissolved after 48 hours… read-more

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto in poll-bound Karnataka. BJP chief JP Nadda unveiled the manifesto in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and party veteran BS Yeddyurappa at 11 am at the party headquarters in Bengaluru. Notably, the Karnataka elections are scheduled to be held in May 10. The major parties in the fray are the Indian National Congress (INC) and BJP.

Voting has begun for the 25-member Mara Autonomous District Council in Mizoram's Siaha, on May 5. Security has been tightened in the area and strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols are being ensured, said an official. Reportedly, the voting began at 7 am and will go on till 5 pm. Furthermore, 42,342 voters are expected to turn up and decide the fate of 85 candidates.

During the first phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, the Election Commission has requested to extend the polling time by 30 minutes. Notably, citing the ongoing COVID-19 situation the EC officials has scheduled the voting time from 7AM to 6:30PM. The announcements were revealed by commission as the eastern state heads to conduct Phase-1 election scheduled on March 27. The EC earlier announced Bengal elections to be conducted in eight phases… read-more